Paula Deen's N-Word Controversy Explained

Deen admits to using the N-word, plus more shocking remarks.

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On Using the N-Word - When asked if she had ever used the N-word, Deen answered, "yes, of course." She explained after a "Black man" burst into the bank she was working at and held a gun to her head, she used the word later when telling her husband about the incident. "I didn’t feel real favorable towards him," she said. (Photo: WENN)
Paula Deen denying she tried to make a Black employee ring a dinner bell in front of one of her restaurants:  - "Fundamentally, Dora [Charles’s] complaint is not about race but about money. It is about an employee that despite over 20 years of generosity feels that she still deserves yet even more financial support from Paula Deen."(Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)Racist Jokes - Deen explained that non-offensive ways to use the N-word include repeating a conversation heard between staff in the kitchen or in the form of a joke. She admitted that her husband and other family members occasionally tell racial jokes at home.   (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Controversy Surrounds TV Cooking Queen -  The fallout keeps on coming after the 133-page transcript of Paula Deen's testimony at a recent deposition, made public this week, in which she admitted to using the N-word among other controversial statements. The deposition stems from a $1.2 million discrimination lawsuit from a former employee, in which Deen and her brother, Earl “Bubba” Hiers, are named. Keep reading to see some of Deen's most questionable comments. -- Britt Middleton (Photo: AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File)

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